MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING

This course is designed to educate the health care team member with the mechanics of submission of electronic/paper insurance claim forms and current industry coding for medical office treatments and procedures. Content covered is ICD 10, HCPCS, and Medical Coding.

Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in HEA 103 Medical Terminology and/or BIO 150 Human Anatomy & Physiology.

Graduates from this program are very much in demand.

Successful completers of the Medical Coding Certificate Program will be prepared to take the CPC Certification Exam.

6 Credit Hour course, textbooks are included in the course cost.

Program Length Degree Earned Program Cost
12 – 16 weeks Certificate of Completion $1,307

YOU WILL LEARN

  • To work as a member of a health care team within scope of practice

  • Perform within legal and ethical boundaries

  • Recognize patient’s rights and the legal implications of working in health care

  • Recognize professional credentialing criteria

  • Demonstrate knowledge of federal/state health care legislation and regulations

  • To document appropriately and to respond to issues of confidentiality

  • Reimbursement, HIPAA, and Compliance

  • An overview of ICD-10-CM

  • ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines

CAREERS

  • Hospitals

  • Physician offices

  • Long-term care

  • Nursing homes

  • Home health care

INFORMATION

FACULTY

Naomi Tatro MSN, RN

Naomi Tatro is a Registered Nurse who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing Education from Western Governors University.

Mrs. Tatro has experience with the aging population from working as a charge nurse and director of nursing in long-term care facilities. She has worked in forensic nursing and pediatric home health. As an educator, she began as a CNA instructor at Cloud County Community College before joining Salina Tech’s Allied Health Program in 2013. Mrs. Tatro later served as a full-time Practical Nursing instructor for Salina Tech before becoming the college’s Director of Nursing and Allied Health in 2023.

naomi.tatro@salinatech.edu
785-309-3105

CONTACT

Contact the Enrollment Specialist or Health Occupations Specialist with any questions, or admission requirement information.

Emily Ingalls – Enrollment Specialist
785-309-3132
emily.ingalls@salinatech.edu

Bekki Ringle – Health Occupations Specialist
785-309-3102
bekki.ringle@salinatech.edu